A 5.5 hour course covering basic standards and function of the cardiopulmonary system, prevention of heart disease, recognition of heart attack, demonstration and practice of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, mouth-to-mouth and mouth to mask breathing, and AED use. Also covered is management of foreign body obstruction of the airway.

Prerequisite

None

Additional Course Details

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 6

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent:Distribution Requirement(s) Status:

Academic
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Remarks

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Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

Provide background information about normal cardiovascular anatomy and physiology and about cardiovascular disease.